{
  "id": "local.ca-bc.2026-10-17",
  "name": "BC general local elections",
  "jurisdiction": "ocd-division/country:ca/province:bc",
  "place": "BC",
  "timezone": "America/Vancouver",
  "nominationsOpen": "2026-09-01",
  "nominationsClose": "2026-09-11",
  "advanceVotingRequired": "2026-10-07",
  "advanceVotingRequiredLabel": "Wed Oct 7",
  "votingDay": "2026-10-17",
  "votingDayLabel": "Sat Oct 17",
  "offices": ["mayors and councils", "regional district directors", "school trustees", "Islands Trust", "parks boards", "community commissions"],
  "municipalityCount": 160,
  "regionalDistrictCount": 27,
  "schoolBoardCount": 60,
  "dots": "data/local-governments.json",
  "sources": [
    { "text": "Elections BC: 2026 general local elections (voting day, nomination period Sep 1–11)", "url": "https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/2026-general-local-elections/" },
    { "text": "Province of BC: general local elections on October 17, 2026", "url": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/local-governments/governance-powers/general-local-elections" },
    { "text": "Required advance voting day: the 10th day before general voting day (Local Government Act s.107)", "url": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/r15001_05" },
    { "text": "Counts: municipalities and regional districts from BC legal admin boundaries (WHSE_LEGAL_ADMIN_BOUNDARIES, 2026-09-28); 60 school districts", "url": "https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/" }
  ]
}